Install Latest Skype on Ubuntu-Linux 16.04 or 18.04 Desktops
Get rid of old Skype version installed, if any:
sudo apt-get purge skypeforlinux && sudo apt-get autoremove
Install a required package that supports Skype:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https -y
Check if curl is installed (list installed packages
dpkg -l or
dpkg -l | less):
dpkg -l curl
dpkg -s curl | grep Status (check installation status)
or check by launching the package:
dpkg -l | grep curl (grep search)
or check version (check which packages contains curl):
apt-cache-policy curl
or show the location where the package is installed (-S means search):
dpkg -S curl
You can also show all package names that start with curl:
dpkg -l | cut -d " " -f 3 | grep "^curl"
You can check package installation status on Ubuntu-Linux using one of the commands above, replace "curl" by whatever package of your interest.
If curl is not installed, install it, otherwise you may get an error after running the next commands below:
sudo apt-get install curl
Run these commands (assuming curl is installed):
curl https://repo.skype.com/data/SKYPE-GPG-KEY | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.skype.com/deb stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list
Finally, update the repository and install Skype by running the commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install skypeforlinux -y
Alternatively, Install Skype via Snap
However, the easiest way to install Skype is by using
snap. Snappy is a software deployment and package management system originally designed and built by Canonical for the Ubuntu phone operating system. Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies (they are self-contained) to run across a range of popular Linux distributions from a single build. The system is designed to work for internet of things, cloud and desktop computing. See
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To install Skype via snap, run these commands:
sudo apt install snap
sudo snap install skype --classic